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| Sean Coughlan | Royal Correspondent |
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| Welcome to Royal Watch. We might have expected this to be a quiet August week for royal news, with everyone disappearing on their holidays. But several stories have been sizzling away. The charity watchdog gave its final verdict on the bitter dispute that saw Prince Harry resign from the charity he co-founded - and we're asking for your thoughts on the row. Plus, there's a new effort to make the honours system more inclusive. And Prince Andrew is the subject of an unflattering portrait in a new biography. | |
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Prince Harry charity row ruling | The Charity Commission for England and Wales found no evidence of widespread bullying or harassment at the Sentebale charity, co-founded by Prince Harry, which helps young people in Lesotho and Botswana. The charity watchdog published its ruling on the acrimonious boardroom battle between the prince, several trustees and chair Sophie Chandauka. |
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 | The charity founded by Prince Harry had been hit by internal disputes. Credit: Getty | Prince Harry's team will welcome the news that bullying was not found. The ruling also gave a green light for Chandauka to continue leading the charity. It was a bittersweet outcome for Prince Harry, who has now left the charity which held deep and personal importance to him, as a project that honoured the legacy of his mother, Princess Diana. |
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 | Prince Harry stepped down from the charity earlier this year. Credit: Getty | The Charity Commission said one of the biggest problems for Sentebale had been that this internal dispute played out in public, damaging the charity's reputation. The blame for this fell on all sides, it warned. The watchdog said people involved in charities shouldn't let such disagreements make them lose sight of the people they were set up to help. |
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